Seeds of highly medicinal plant,P.santalinuswere subjected to different doses(0, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 Gy) of gamma radiation using Cosource and observed for germination, growth and biochemical attributes. Germination percentage was found to be highest at 50 Gy whereas, speed of germination increased up to 100 Gy. A threefold increase in vigor and growth in terms of dry mass wa...

Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb (Fabaceae) is a well known medicinal plant and is used in various human ailments. The ethanol extracts of Pterocarpus marsupium wood, bark and combined extract of wood and bark were investigated for its antidiabetic effect in Wistar albino rats. Diabetes was induced in Albino rats by administration of alloxan monohydrate (150mg/kg,i.p). The ethanol extracts of Pteroca...

The endemic and precious tree Pterocarpus santalinus L. f. (Red sanders) is a drought hardy species for conservation in peninsular India due to its high risk of illegal timber harvest. It only found Eastern Ghats India, has become threatened owing overexploitation valuable timber. development genomic resources, particularly simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, essential strict implementation s...

Pterocarpus marsupium (Family: Leguminoceae) is widely used in ‘Ayurveda’ as ‘Rasayana’ for the management of various metabolic disorders including hyperglycemia. Treatment of diabetic rats with Pterocarpus marsupium methanol extract (PMMtE, 300 mg/kg b.w./day) for 7 and 14 days showed normalization of streptozotocin-distressed serum glucose. At longer duration, PMMtE exerted a protective effec...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which has emerged as a global public health threat in the present century. The present oral hypoglycemic agents produce undesirable side effects and oxidative stress. Thus there is a need for a safe, cost effective and complementary therapy for Diabetes mellitus. To evaluate the Nitric oxide scavenging activity and Alpha amylase inhibitory activity of P...

Background: Direct exposure to Solar radiation causes many harmful effects on the skin like suntan, sunburn, hyperpigmentation and ageing etc. To overcome these types of problems sunscreen applications can be helpful. In Ayurveda, authors explained Varnya Lepa drugs Raktachandana (Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.), Manjistha (Rubia cordifolia Linn), Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa Roxb), Kustha (Saussur...

Insect pest problems in forest nurseries of selected indigenous tree species viz., Calophyllum and Pterocarpus marsupium was studied at Peechi in Kerala State. The most serious pest incidence was noticed on G. arborea (by the caterpillars of Epiplema fulvilinea); A. odoratissima (by the Psyllid Psylla oblonga) and Pterocarpus marsupium [by the psyllids Spanioneura (quadrimaculata group) and Ary...

Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a priority. Sheering for new antimalarial activities, four plants of the traditional medicine of Burkina Faso: Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and Sida acuta, were tested in vitro on fresh clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. The screening showed that Sida acuta has a s...